Leave My Kitten Alone

You better leave my kitten all alone
You better leave my kitten all alone
Well I tell you, big bad bulldog
Well, you better leave her alone

Don't you know my kitten isn't tame
Don't you know my kitten isn't tame
So get your hands off of her
'Cause I'm her lovin' man

Well mister dog, I'm gonna hit you
On the top of your head
That girl's gonna miss you
And you're gonna wish that you were dead
You better leave my kitten all alone
I love my little kitten
Well, like you hounddogs love your bone

Well mister dog, I'm gonna hit you
On the top of your head
That girl's gonna miss you
And you're gonna wish that you were dead
You better leave my kitten all alone

I tell you, big bad bulldog
Well, you better leave her
I tell you, big bad bulldog
Well, you better leave her
I tell you, big bad bulldog
Well, you better leave her alone

You better leave
You better leave
You better leave my kitten all alone

Leave My Kitten Alone (Kojak Variety version)
Written by	Little Willie John, Titus Turner & James McDougal
Performed by	Elvis Costello
Produced by	Elvis Costello & Kevin Killen
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocals Pete Thomas - drums Jim Keltner - drums Jerry Scheff - bass Larry Knechtel - Hammond organ, piano Marc Ribot - rhythm guitar James Burton - lead guitar
Recorded	1990, Blue Wave Studios, Barbados Vocal backgrounds added at Eden Studios, London
Released	May 9, 1995
Albums	Kojak Variety, 1995
Length	3:18

First known performance:
May 17, 1986, Dublin, Ireland
Last known performance:
April 29, 2017, Washington, DC
(112 known performances, 1 as a snippet)

Alternate versions

Leave My Kitten Alone (Blood & Chocolate reissue version)
Performed by	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced by	Nick Lowe
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded	April 8, 1986, Olympic Studios, London
Released	February 19, 2002
Albums	Blood & Chocolate (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002
Length	3:23

Leave My Kitten Alone (Live 1986)
Performed by	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded	May 17, 1986, Dublin, Ireland
Released	January 1988
Various Artists collections	Live For Ireland, 1988 (double-vinyl & cassette only)
Length	3:15